Lover's Eye: Group Exhibition

Modern Eden presents Lover's Eye, a new group exhibition curated by the gallery. For this exciting project, artists were asked to consider the 'Lover's Eye' as a historical style of painting and create small works incorporating a single eye as the subject of the artwork.

Lovers' Eyes were Georgian miniatures, traditionally they were watercolor on ivory, depicting the eye or eyes of a spouse, loved one or child. These were usually commissioned for sentimental reasons and were often worn as bracelets, brooches, pendants or rings with richly decorated frames, serving the same emotional need as lockets hiding portraits or locks of hair. Lover's eyes were popularized in the late 1700s.

The opening reception will be held on Friday, March 3 at Modern Eden Gallery in San Francisco and select artists will be in attendance. Check back for additional details and teasers as the exhibition approaches. Please feel free to reach out with any questions, or use the link above to be added to our preview list.

David Natale, Phillip Hua, Tracy Lewis, Scott Holloway,Jeannie L. Paske, Jaclyn Alderete, Lee Harvey Roswell, Melissa Hartley, Archer Dougherty, Debra Gardner Abarca, Mandy Cao, Amy K Minchew, Erich J Moffitt, A.W. Sommers, John Walker, Lauren Saxton, Craig LaRotonda, Susanne Apgar, Amy Guidry, Hana Mulyati, C3, Jason Snyder, Chris Sheridan, Avery Palmer, Tara Krebs, Monty Guy, Sandra Yagi, Calvin Lai, Lucy Yu, Delphyne V., Brianna Angelakis, Stacey Ransom, Alex Louisa, Melanie Alves, Conny Valentina, Ron Norman, Stephanie Jucker, Miso, Kassie McMahon,Lioba Brückner, Doug Rhodes, Aunia Kahn, Patrushka, Stephanie Law, Brian Donnelly, Catherine Moore, Brandice Guerra, Lara Dann, Happy D., Mary Syring, Lana Crooks, Megan Buccere, Amandalynn, Lacey Bryant, Jessica Dalva, Adam Caldwell, Kindra Nikole, Gretchen Lewis, Erica Rose Levine, Primary Hughes, Laura Kennedy,  Ania Tomicka, Erica Calardo, Jay Riggio, Marie-Eve Proteau, and Emma Mount.

The exhibition will be on display through February 25, 2017 and is free and open to the public. For press inquiries please contact Gallery Director Kim Larson kim@moderneden.com.

Images: Header, Lioba Brückner. Postcard Image, Scott Holloway. Thumbnails, left to right, David Natale, Jay Riggio, Megan Buccere.